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|manufacturer= [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery|SinoViet]] [[Naval Yard AS-9]], [[Reach]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|width= {{Convert|151.9|m|ftin}}{{Ref/Reuse|H2GameData}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|height= {{Convert|112.3|m|ftin}}{{Ref/Reuse|H2GameData}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Starwerx FTL-290C]] {{C|[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#CODEN series|CODEN Series IV equivalent]]}}<ref name="Warfleet" />

|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|56A2D4 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (1)<ref name="Warfleet" />

*16 [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*76 [[Streak missile|M340A4 Streak missile]] pods<ref name="Warfleet" />

*6 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|complement-title=Complement and crew

*6 [[D77-TC Pelican]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|commission= [[2547|February 9, 2547]]<ref name="Warfleet" />

|destroyed= [[2552|November 3, 2552]]<ref name="Warfleet">Halo: Warfleet, pg. 37</ref>

|battles=*[[Battle for Earth]]

|fleet= *[[UNSC Home Fleet]]

|captains= [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] {{c|April 7, 2550 - November 3, 2552}}

The '''UNSC ''In Amber Clad''''' ([[Hull classification symbol|FFG-142]]) was a {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="cairo">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref name="gravemind">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>

==Service history==

===Early History===

The ''In Amber Clad'' was launched from [[Naval Yard AS-9]] over Reach on February 9, [[2547]], alongside fifteen other frigates. By [[2549]], the ''Clad'' was the sole survivor of its group, its sister ships having perished in the battles of [[Paris IV]], [[Iota]] and [[Arcadia]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

 

As of [[2552|October 2552]], the ''In Amber Clad'' was still commanded by now-Commander Miranda Keyes. It was docked with the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' of [[Earth]] during an award ceremony. In the middle of the ceremony, however, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] appeared in the [[Sol system|system]] and engaged Earth's defenses, igniting the [[Battle for Earth]]. [[UNSC Home Fleet]] ships then began to open fire on the [[Covenant]] ships. After the Home Fleet managed to take down the shields of the {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}} ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'', Keyes requested permission to engage, but Lord Hood refused as the frigate would be outgunned by the assault carrier. Instead, the [[John-117|Master Chief]], after deactivating the Covenant [[antimatter charge|bomb]] on ''Cairo Station'', launched an attack using the bomb. The Master Chief used the bomb to destroy ''Day of Jubilation'' from the inside and then made a jump to the ''In Amber Clad'' which headed to the planet's surface to help in the defense against the ground forces of the ''[[Solemn Penance]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}}

As the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' suddenly initiated a [[slipspace]] jump inside the city when the [[Prophet of Regret]] tried to flee the system, the ''In Amber Clad'' was one of the only vessels close enough to follow it. [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood]], although hesitant, allowed Keyes to follow the ''Solemn Penance'' through the slipspace rupture, even though she did not know where it was headed.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}}, {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}, {{UNSCShip|Paris}}, and the {{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}} were sent to follow and assist the ''In Amber Clad'' with the heavy assault carrier, as they were the closest, fastest UNSC ships to the carrier with charged slipspace capacitors. The ships intended to find out where the assault carrier was heading, or destroy the ship entirely to kill Regret.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 186-187''</ref> Although the ''In Amber Clad'', as well as the ''Dusk'', was separated and lost contact with all following ships after entering slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189''</ref>

Piggybacking in the slipspace field of the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', the ''In Amber Clad'' ended up at [[Installation 05]] in the [[Coelest system]]. With depleted [[Fusion drive#Use as improvised weapons|engine cores]] and the frigate's weapons currently unavailable, Keyes demanded all information on the installation from [[Cortana]]. Then, Keyes immediately sent John-117 with the ship's contingent of Marine [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s to the surface in [[Human Entry Vehicle]]s, along with two [[D77-TC Pelican]]s, to track down the Prophet of Regret at the [[Temple (Installation 05)|Temple]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo]]''</ref> After discovering Regret required the installation's [[Activation Index]] to fire the Halo, she took herself, Johnson and his Marines to the [[Library]] in order to retrieve the Index and prevent the Covenant from activating Halo and ordered John-117 to assassinate the Prophet of Regret. The ''In Amber Clad'' remained parked at low-altitude over the Library grounds, remaining on station for the return of its captain.

As Keyes entered the Library, they were immediately attacked by the [[Flood]] and most of her Marines were infected, with only a few eventually making it to the Index. Keyes, Johnson, and what was left of the Marines were ambushed, however, by the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] only a few seconds after retrieving the index.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]''</ref>

Some time later, the ''In Amber Clad'' was commandeered by the Flood and was used as a means by the [[Gravemind]] to gain access to ''[[High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|gravemind}}

[[File:H2ainambercladcrash.png|thumb|250px|left|''In Amber Clad'' crashed into one of ''High Charity''{{'}}s towers.]]

Performing a slipspace jump inside the central dome of the Covenant's holy city, the Flood-controlled ''In Amber Clad'' soon crashed into one of the towers lining the city's edge and immediately released the Flood into the city. The Flood made use of the ship's remaining Pelicans to spread out over ''High Charity'', often crashing the ships to inflict maximum damage on the city. The majority of the population was quickly assimilated. At this point, the ship was irreparably damaged and considered destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|gravemind}}

[[Cortana]] intended to use the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s [[Fusion drive#Use as improvised weapons|engines to destroy]] ''High Charity'' and Installation 05 in the event the Covenant succeeded in activating the ring. Soon after the ring's activation sequence was halted, the Flood overwhelmed ''High Charity'' and Cortana fell under the clutches of the Gravemind, depriving her of the opportunity to destroy the engines even if she wanted to.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref>

Shortly after the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s arrival at Delta Halo, the surveillance team [[RECON 127]] was deployed to investigate a large structure located on an island, but were killed in action by a Covenant detachment shortly after their [[Albatross]] crash-landed.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/delta-halo '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Delta Halo'']</ref>

While the majority of the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s UNSC Marine forces were deployed to secure the Delta Halo [[Activation Index]], Flood forces managed to infect the under-strength ship. The remaining crew were infected, and converted into [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] for use in the invasion of ''[[High Charity]]''. A small number, however, managed to outlive their ship, at least for a short while.

Commander Keyes herself survived the trials of the [[Sentinel Wall]] and the [[Quarantine Zone]], as did Sergeant Major Johnson and a small number of Marines. While only Johnson and Keyes managed to reach the Index, the other Marines were either killed by the Flood upon arrival at the Index chamber, or captured by the Covenant. Both Keyes and Johnson were captured by the Covenant, only to escape much later thanks to the intervention of a [[Sangheili]]-led assault on their captors' base. They would later go on to play pivotal roles in the later stages of the [[Battle for Earth]]. The other captive Marines joined the Master Chief during his rampage through ''High Charity'', but were killed either by the Covenant or by the Flood.

Although several Marine bodies can be found on ''High Charity'' well after the planetoid had been totally infested, it remains unknown whether these were survivors of the ''In Amber Clad'' or if they had been killed after trying to follow the Master Chief into the infected city, though it was stated by [[Cortana]] that there were no human life signs detected on that ship when ''In Amber Clad'' arrives on ''High Charity''.

*''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s hull numbered designation is 142. 1+4+2 =[[Seven|7]]; alternately, 14/2=7.

*In ''[[Halo 2]]'', in the cutscenes when you see the interior of the ship, (Delta Halo, Cairo Station) you can see that the monitors show the three MAC orbital cannons, ''Cairo'', ''Malta'' and ''Athens'' even though they are not present in the level [[Delta Halo]], and the ''Malta'' and the ''Athens'' were destroyed by the Covenant.

*The name ''In Amber Clad'' could refer to the ancient Greek (among other cultures) reverence for amber in jewelry and adornment; thus, ''In Amber Clad'' would give the vessel a sense of royalty. in the same vein, this could also be a reference to the Norse goddess Freyja - whose name means "Lady" - who wore (or was clad in) the magical amber necklace Brisingamen.

*The ''In Amber Clad'' has the same number in its hull classification as the [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]], its number is FFG-142 while the Cairo Station is OWP-142. Both the numbers on the ''In Amber Clad'' and Cairo Station add up to 7.

File:InAmberClad-scale.gif|A scale comparison between the ''In Amber Clad'' and miscellaneous objects.

File:H2_InAmberClad_Concept.jpg|Concept art by Eddie Smith, who developed many pieces for Bungie.<ref>[https://heat1996.artstation.com/ Concept Art by Eddie Smith]</ref>

File:Inambercladh2a.png|The ''In Amber Clad'' while chasing the ''[[Solemn Penance]]''.

File:H2A - Im Amber Clad consoles.jpg|The forward consoles of the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s bridge.

File:H2A-IAC HEV bay.jpg|The ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s HEV bays as seen in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.

File:H2A-In Amber Clad In High Charity.png|The Flood-commandeered ''In Amber Clad'' glides over ''High Charity'' after exiting slipspace.

File:H2A_InAmberClad_Crash.jpg|The ''In Amber Clad'' crashed into a tower, as seen in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' in-game graphics.

File:IAC-HEVbay2.jpg|An ODST stands in one of the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s two HEV bays.

File:IAC-navigator.jpg|Commander Keyes and her navigator stationed in the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s bridge.

File:H2A CairoStation Loadscreen.png|''In Amber Clad'' docked to ''Cairo Station'' prior to the Battle for Earth.

File:H2A In Amber Clad intercept.png|Intercepting the ''[[Solemn Penance]]''.

File:H2A In Amber Clad intercepting carrier.png|''In Amber Clad'' pursues the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' into slipspace above Mombasa.

*''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]

*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}

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